Patient Care URMC Neuroradiologist J. Scott Thomson, M.D., Dies By Leslie White Nov. 29, 2011 J. Scott Thomson, M.D., instructor of Imaging Sciences’ Division of Neuroradiology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, died suddenly Nov. 24. He was 42.
Patient Care Neurologist James Garbern, M.D., Ph.D. Dies at 58 By Mark Michaud Nov. 16, 2011 James Garbern, M.D., Ph.D., a Professor of Neurology, died on November 10 after a battle with cancer. He was 58.
Research Routine Head Hits in School Sports May Cause Brain Injury By Leslie Orr Nov. 13, 2011 The brain scans of high school football and hockey players showed subtle injury -- even if they did not suffer a concussion – after taking routine hits to the head during the normal course of play, ...
Research Scientists Explore Whether What Heals the Head Can Also Heal the Heart By Emily Boynton Nov. 2, 2011 What do heart disease and dementia have in common? Perhaps more than meets the eye, according to researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center. A diverse group of scientists – experts in ...
Research New Network Will Advance Neurological Care By Mark Michaud Oct. 27, 2011 The University of Rochester Medical Center has been tapped by the National Institutes of Health to play a critical role in a new national initiative to accelerate the process of turning promising ...
Research Precision with Stem Cells a Step Forward for Treating M.S., Other Diseases By URochester Medicine Communications Oct. 12, 2011 Scientists have improved upon their own previous world-best efforts to pluck out just the right stem cells to address the brain problem at the core of multiple sclerosis and a large number of rare, ...
Patient Care Neurologist’s Talk Aimed at Parkinson’s Patients, Caregivers By URochester Medicine Communications Oct. 12, 2011 A physician who specializes in treating patients with Parkinson’s disease and related disorders will speak about the condition and take questions from patients, family members and caregivers in a ...
Research Stem Cell Efforts to Treat Neurological Disease Bolstered With $4.5 Million By URochester Medicine Communications Sep. 6, 2011 The endeavor to find better treatments or perhaps even one day a cure for a host of debilitating and fatal neurological diseases has been bolstered by an influx of funding from a mix of private and ...
Education Event to Benefit Parkinson Disease Research By URochester Medicine Communications Jul. 28, 2011 A fundraising event to benefit research into Parkinson disease is being held in honor of a former Rochester resident who had the disease. Vicki Aspridy and Janice Corea are hosting “Funk & Waffles ...
Research Health Gains from MS Drugs Come at a High Price By Mark Michaud Jul. 20, 2011 A new study shows that the health gains associated with a category of medications commonly used to treat Multiple Sclerosis (MS) – know as disease modifying drugs – come at a very high cost when ...
